From: Robertson, Brendan <Brendan.Robertson@d...>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:57:17 +1100
Subject: [GZG] [Brushwars] First Contact pt.2 [sec=UNCLASSIFIED]
Squadron Leader Yaro 'Superman' Sukh looked out of the cockpit at his green
pilots and shook his head. There would be empty bunks tonight if they got
jumped. "Three flight, top cover. One flight, follow me in with
bombs. Two flight, anti-radar missiles and pop any air defences we
spook, then follow us in." Caught in the open, the Phalon vehicles began
evasive manoeuvres and smoke while Local Air Defence systems spat a stream of
plasma skyward. As the first aircraft in, Yaro jinked and locked onto the lead
vehicle. Releasing his guided bombs as a salvo, he walked it down the line of
vehicles before they could scatter. His wingman, 'Bird Dog' followed the same
flight path, unfortunately without evading and flew directly into a full burst
of plasma. "I'm hit, I'm hit! Secondary system damage and thrust loss. Bombs
jammed on the racks. Aborting run." "Bird Dog, head to holding pattern and
check for further damage. Two flight, report." "Two to Leader, no air defences
sighted, making our run." Having seen how their leader performed, Two Flight
immediately began evasive
actions and co-ordinated their time on target to split the incoming
fire. Four sticks of guided bombs fell, striking several targets with their
MAK warheads. Visual indications were 9 vehicles disabled and another two
moving poorly. "Leader to Three flight. We'll take top cover, you come down
and target the damaged vehicles, then we'll head back to the barn for the next
strike." "Affirmative leader. Scope is clear of threats."
Back at Henderson Field, Sqn Ld Yaro looked over the scorched surface of his
aircraft. Nothing a coat of paint wouldn't fix. Another 30 minutes and they
would be back out again against a much tougher opponent.
Final tally from post-op recon was 13 vehicles destroyed and
unknown infantry casualties. One aircraft down for repairs, and two more
frazzled enough that they couldn't be sent back out immediately. Pending the
results of a ground ambush by the local missile teams, it may be enough for
Atkinson's Arrows to clear the remainder, but that was several hours away for
now.
****
In part 3, the airstrike on the main Phalon battalion goes horribly wrong.
Tbc...
Brendan 'Neath Southern Skies
http://home.pacific.net.au/~southernsk/
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